polk County Bridge Inspections
Florida Bridge Information - Polk County
Medulla Rd/ English Creek
| Florida State Bridge Inspections |
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| Health Index 1 | Sufficiency Rating 2 |
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| 97.6 |
84.1 |
| National Bridge Inventory Rating |
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| Bridge Information |
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| Structure Status: | Open, no restriction |
| County: | Polk County |
| Owner: | County Highway Agency |
Maintenance Responsibility: | County Highway Agency |
| Roadway: | Medulla Road |
Facility Crossed: | English Creek |
| Year Built: | 1960 |
| Average Daily Traffic - State: | 994 |
| Average Daily Traffic - NBI: | 3,090 |
| Average Daily Truck Traffic - NBI: | 30.9 (1 % of NBI Average Daily Traffic) |
| Future Average Daily Traffic - NBI: | 3,708 in year 2025 |
| Bypass, Detour Length: | 7.5 mile |
| Toll System: | On free road. The structure is toll-free and carries a toll-free highway. |
| Functional Classification: | Expressways - Collector |
| Type of Service On the Structure: | Highway |
| Lanes On the Structure: | 2 |
| Vertical Clearance Over Bridge Roadway: | No restriction exists |
| Type of Service Under the Structure: | Waterway |
| Lanes Under the Structure: | 0 |
| Vertical Clearance Under Bridge Roadway: | Feature not a highway or railroad |
| Historical Significance: | Bridge is not eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. |
| Last Inspection - State: | October 28, 2009 |
| Last Inspection - NBI: | November, 2005 |
| Designated Inspection Frequency (NBI): | Every 24 Months |
| National Bridge Inventory Safety Feature |
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| Bridge Median: | No median |
| Bridge Railings: | Inspected feature does not meet currently acceptable standards or a safety feature is required and none is provided. |
| Transitions: | Inspected feature does not meet currently acceptable standards or a safety feature is required and none is provided. |
| Approach Guardrail: | Inspected feature does not meet currently acceptable standards or a safety feature is required and none is provided. |
| Approach Guardrail Ends: | Inspected feature does not meet currently acceptable standards or a safety feature is required and none is provided. |
| National Bridge Inventory Condition Ratings |
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| Deck: | GOOD CONDITION - some minor problems. |
| Superstructure: | GOOD CONDITION - some minor problems. |
| Substructure: | GOOD CONDITION - some minor problems. |
| Channel and Channel Protection: | Bank protection is in need of minor repairs. River control devices and embankment protection have a little minor damage. Banks and/or channel have minor amounts of drift. |
| Culverts: | Not applicable. Use if structure is not a culvert. |
| National Bridge Inventory Operating Ratings: Load Factor (LF) - 53.7 tons |
| National Bridge Inventory Ratings: Load Factor (LF) - 34.5 tons |
| National Bridge Inventory Appraisal Ratings |
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| Structural Evaluation: | 7 - Better than present minimum criteria |
| Deck Geometry : | 3 - Basically intolerable requiring high priority of corrective action |
| Underclear, Vertical & Horizontal : | N - Not applicable |
| Waterway Adequacy : | 7 - Better than present minimum criteria |
| Approach Roadway Alignment : | 9 - Superior to present desirable criteria |
| Critical Feature Inspection |
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| Fracture Critical Details: N |
| Underwater Inspection: N |
| Other Special Inspection: N |
1. The "health index" is a tool that measures the overall condition of a bridge. The health index typically includes about 10 to 12 different elements that are evaluated by the department. A lower health index means that more work would be required to improve the bridge to an ideal condition. A health index below 85 generally indicates that some repairs are needed, although it doesn't mean the bridge is unsafe. A low health index may also indicate that it would be more economical to replace the bridge than to repair it.
2. The "sufficiency rating" is a tool that is used to help determine whether a bridge that is structurally deficient or functionally obsolete should be repaired or just replaced. The sufficiency rating considers a number of factors, only about half of which relate to the condition of the bridge itself. The sufficiency ratings for bridges are part of a formula used by the Federal Highway Administration when it allocates federal funds to the states for bridge replacement.
Source: Office of Maintenance, Florida Department of Transportation (Last Update: January, 2010) & U.S. Department of Transportation